Tag: Nigeria
Mosque attack in Nigeria leaves at least 44 dead, police official says
Gunmen attacked a mosque in the Nigerian town of Konduga with automatic weapons, killing at least 44 people,…
USAfrica: Fashola’s “deportation” action exposes Nigeria’s crisis of citizenship.
By Prof. Okey Ndibe Special to USAfricaonline.com and USAfrica multimedia networks, Houston. Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/MandelaAchebeChido Facebook.com/USAfricaChido , Facebook.com/USAfrica247 USAfrica, Houston: The debate over Lagos State’s deportation of…
Nigeria police probe scores
It's not every day that just two football matches produce a cricket score -- in this case an…
Meet Nigeria’s fastest man
When Haile Gebrselassie speaks people listen.
WAR CRIMES: Sudan’s President runs from Nigeria after demands for his arrest
WAR CRIMES: Sudanese president runs from Nigeria after demands for his arrest By Ola Awoniyi/AFP/Sapa Special to USAfrica multimedia networks,…
Nigeria’s “peace of a graveyard’
More than 2,800 people have been killed in Nigeria since the Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria started in…
Gunmen kill 20 students, teacher in Nigeria
Gunmen stormed a school in Nigeria killing 20 students and a teacher over the weekend, state news reported.
How history shaped Nigeria
CNN's Vladimir Duthiers explores the cultural and ethnic diversity of Nigeria.
Kerry: Nigeria acknowledged human rights abuses
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry took exception with Nigeria's human rights record Saturday, but at the same…
10 terror suspects dead in Nigeria
At least 10 suspected terrorists were killed and 65 others captured as Nigerian troops continued their "massive deployment"…
Nigeria military: Insurgents killed in raid
At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant…
Nigeria declares state of emergency
Nigeria's president declared states of emergency Tuesday for three states, blaming "terrorists" aimed at "rebellion."